A new type of material can learn and improve its ability to deal with unexpected forces thanks to a unique lattice structure with connections of variable stiffness, as described in a new paper by my ...

A unique material, nickel oxide demonstrates the ability to learn things about its environment in a way that emulates the most basic learning abilities of animals, as my colleagues and I describe in a ...

(Nanowerk News) Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) researchers have discovered that Vanadium Dioxide (VO2), a compound used in electronics, is capable of “remembering” the entire history ...

Includes updates and/or revisions. Emerging research suggests that, contrary to what students may think, material that’s easy to understand is not always easy to learn—and working harder can help them ...

Beyond ongoing debates surrounding prefabrication, reuse, and glocalization, material definition in architecture today, more than ever, seeks a balance between innovation, tradition, efficiency, and ...